“We both enjoy to ski.”

Why wrong: Gerunds, noun-verb hybrids ending in -ing refer to activities, such as shopping, driving or running. If you see a sign that says “No smoking” it means that the activity is forbidden there. A second verb following verbs like avoid, enjoy, finish, keep and mind takes the gerund form (it ends with -ing), not the infinitive (to ….) like in French. For more information, click here.

Correct it: “We both enjoy skiing.”

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